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Gender-equity forum to address balanced approach
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By Leilana McKindra
The NCAA News
The NCAA News
Registration has opened for the 2007 NCAA Gender Equity and Issues Forum. The 16th annual event is April 29-May 1 at the JW Marriott in New Orleans.
Among this year’s discussion topics are Title IX, work/life balance and fund-raising and marketing strategies for women’s programs. NCAA President Myles Brand will attend the general session April 30. Title IX training for athletics staff and campus Title IX coordinators will include presentations by former University of Iowa athletics administrator Christine Grant, attorney Janet Judge and members from the Office for Civil Rights, a division of the U.S. Department of Education that oversees Title IX policy.
NCAA institutional staff members and conference administrators may attend the forum free of charge. The registration fee is $75 for federal government and high school employees, U.S. Olympic Committee and national governing body staff and volunteers, and NAIA and NJCAA institutional staff members. The charge for members of the general public is $150. Attendees are responsible for transportation and hotel.
To register for the forum, go to www1.ncaa.org/membership/ed_outreach/gender_equity/index. Online registration will be available through April 18.
Participants also are invited to enjoy the local flavor at the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 27-29 and May 3-6. The festival features music performed by local and nationally and internationally known acts. For more information, go to the Jazz Fest Web site at www.nojazzfest.com.
As part of the tour, reporters Matthew Waxman and Jacob Osterhout will travel to campuses across the country this month capturing the passion of college basketball during key end-of-season contests and conference tournaments with exclusive interactive broadband content and hours of streaming video. Tour stops will include the University of New Mexico; the University of California, Los Angeles; and Duke University. The tour culminates in Atlanta, site of the 2007 Men’s Final Four.
“Hoops Odyssey is sure to feed fans’ passion with a comprehensive tour showcasing the unique culture and history that drives college basketball,” said Tim Pernetti, executive vice president of content at CSTV,
In addition to streaming video, blogs and clogs (cartoon logs), fans will be able to post comments and monitor the reporters’ progress. For more information or to follow the tour, go to www.cstv.com/hoopsodyssey.
Gothard Lane, ECAC championships director, learned of the program through his niece, a Marine first lieutenant. Since 10 of the 98 championships the ECAC oversees annually are for soccer, Lane and the rest of the conference staff decided to put to good use the abundance of gently used soccer balls at league headquarters.
The ECAC also reached out to one of its equipment suppliers, Brine, which contributed a number of brand-new balls to the program. In addition, the league is encouraging its 320 member institutions to get involved.
“The program provides a recreational outlet from the harsh environment and is a great way for the troops to interact with the locals as they learn from each other through sport,” said Steve Bamford, interim commissioner of the ECAC.
So far, more than 3,000 soccer balls have been collected. Although Roles has since returned to the United States, the program is now overseen by two soldiers currently stationed in Iraq. For more information about Eric’s Goal, e-mail ericsgoal@hotmail.com.
Among this year’s discussion topics are Title IX, work/life balance and fund-raising and marketing strategies for women’s programs. NCAA President Myles Brand will attend the general session April 30. Title IX training for athletics staff and campus Title IX coordinators will include presentations by former University of Iowa athletics administrator Christine Grant, attorney Janet Judge and members from the Office for Civil Rights, a division of the U.S. Department of Education that oversees Title IX policy.
NCAA institutional staff members and conference administrators may attend the forum free of charge. The registration fee is $75 for federal government and high school employees, U.S. Olympic Committee and national governing body staff and volunteers, and NAIA and NJCAA institutional staff members. The charge for members of the general public is $150. Attendees are responsible for transportation and hotel.
To register for the forum, go to www1.ncaa.org/membership/ed_outreach/gender_equity/index. Online registration will be available through April 18.
Participants also are invited to enjoy the local flavor at the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 27-29 and May 3-6. The festival features music performed by local and nationally and internationally known acts. For more information, go to the Jazz Fest Web site at www.nojazzfest.com.
Tour brings basketball passion to computers
CSTV.com will add to this year’s March Madness with the Hoops Odyssey Tour, an interactive broadband initiative that will cover 8,000 miles and more than 50 games with around-the-clock streaming content and blogging.As part of the tour, reporters Matthew Waxman and Jacob Osterhout will travel to campuses across the country this month capturing the passion of college basketball during key end-of-season contests and conference tournaments with exclusive interactive broadband content and hours of streaming video. Tour stops will include the University of New Mexico; the University of California, Los Angeles; and Duke University. The tour culminates in Atlanta, site of the 2007 Men’s Final Four.
“Hoops Odyssey is sure to feed fans’ passion with a comprehensive tour showcasing the unique culture and history that drives college basketball,” said Tim Pernetti, executive vice president of content at CSTV,
In addition to streaming video, blogs and clogs (cartoon logs), fans will be able to post comments and monitor the reporters’ progress. For more information or to follow the tour, go to www.cstv.com/hoopsodyssey.
ECAC institutions play role in soldier’s goal
The Eastern College Athletic Conference teamed with Brine to support the people of Iraq. While stationed there, U.S. Army Lt. Eric Roles wanted to do something meaningful to help the citizens of Iraq. Since soccer is the only major sport in Iraq, Roles used contacts in the United States to develop “Eric’s Goal,” a soccer ball drive. Eric’s goal is to collect 5,000 soccer balls.Gothard Lane, ECAC championships director, learned of the program through his niece, a Marine first lieutenant. Since 10 of the 98 championships the ECAC oversees annually are for soccer, Lane and the rest of the conference staff decided to put to good use the abundance of gently used soccer balls at league headquarters.
The ECAC also reached out to one of its equipment suppliers, Brine, which contributed a number of brand-new balls to the program. In addition, the league is encouraging its 320 member institutions to get involved.
“The program provides a recreational outlet from the harsh environment and is a great way for the troops to interact with the locals as they learn from each other through sport,” said Steve Bamford, interim commissioner of the ECAC.
So far, more than 3,000 soccer balls have been collected. Although Roles has since returned to the United States, the program is now overseen by two soldiers currently stationed in Iraq. For more information about Eric’s Goal, e-mail ericsgoal@hotmail.com.
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